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  • killian DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (IND)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Xavier Worthy Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Xavier Worthy
WR Texas
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (IND)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Khyree Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (IND)
Khyree Jackson
CB Oregon
Zak Zinter Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Zak Zinter
OG Michigan
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (IND)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (IND)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Jalen Green Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (IND)
Jalen Green
S Mississippi State
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (IND)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
T'Vondre Sweat
DL Texas
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (LAR)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (LAR)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tyler Higbee
TE
Draft Grade — Colts
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Colts turned the phones into found money: B.

Whoever sat across the table from the Colts should ask for a receipt. They cleaned the room out, prying loose far more value than they gave up, and it was the quiet MVP of their weekend. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Capehart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. The Zinter pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 20 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at the 46th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
T'Vondre Sweat at pick No. 52 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick82 Rnd3 Khyree Jackson
Khyree Jackson at No. 82 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick117 Rnd4 Zak Zinter
Zak Zinter at pick 117 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It fills a real need, too.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kitan Oladapo. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick191 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Jones at Round 6, Pick 16, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick193 Rnd6 Jalen Green
They liked Jalen Green enough to skip the value, taking him in the 193rd pick. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick235 Rnd7 DeMonte Capehart
This one needs a full-page explanation: DeMonte Capehart in the 235th overall pick, miles early. A need, and now a little less of one.